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bug nation

noun
/bʌɡ ˈneɪʃən/

Etymology

From bug (“to annoy”, verb) + nation, as a clipping of micronation. Coined in 1997 in the Kingdom of Talossa micronation by leader Robert Ben Madison.

  1. derived from nātiōnem
  2. derived from nacion
  3. inherited from nacioun
  4. compounded as bug nation — “bug + nation”

Definitions

  1. A micronation that serves no purpose other than being a source of annoyance.

    • WHEREAS the King vetoed PD 9 of the August Clark 1998; and WHEREAS Porto Claro really is a bug nation; THEREFORE the Cosâ hereby overrules the King's veto and introduces the following as Law in Talossa: […]
    • Nations like Cherusken and Baja helped us gain early recognition, and elevated us from the level of bug nations. Those first recognitions helped us make other contacts, and still others.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA